Hose-conduit for railways



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H. GRISE.

HOSE GONDUIT POR RAILW-AYS.

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H. GRISE. HOSE UONDUIT POR RAILWAYS.

Patented out. 26, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Clinics.

HENRY GEISE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOS-CONDUIT FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,371l dated October 26, 1886.

Serial No. 207,415.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Gersn, of Philadelphia, in the county of PhiladelphiaJ and State of Pennylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Conduits for Railways; and I do-hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to animprovenient in hoseconduits for railways.

The object is to furnish a transit for one or more lines of hose from one side of the street to the other without obstructing the passage of cars or other vehicles.

A further object is to provide means for laying hose in a position free from injury and at the same time in a position easy of access. 2o Vith these ends in view my invention consists incertain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a portion of two railway-tracks crossing each other at right angles. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of a conduit located transversely in the bed of a track. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the intersecting or X-shaped conduit through line x rv, and Fig. 4. is a detached view of the intersect ing conduit.

A represents a railway-track, intersected in the present instance a't right angles by a sec- 3 5 ond track, B, forming between the rails a square, C. Located diagonally within this square, and sufficiently below the surface for its top or cover to be flush with the street, is the intersecting or X-shaped hoseconduit. The conduit E consists of a metallic box with its bottom F formed X-shaped and of a width proportionate to the size or number of hoselines usually employed in extinguishing a iire. The sides G are conveniently cast integral with the bottom and set at right angles thereto. A centrally-located cap, H, is firmly secured on the upper edges of the conduits at their intersection a. The most desirable form for cap HV is square, in order that the covers or 5o lids I may be hinged thereto. The covers I are in width approximately the same as the conduit itself, over which they are adapted to close. The free ends of the covers I are V-shaped, so as to fit, when closed, in the corners formed by t-he intersecting rails. Smaller or supplementary boxes, K, forming the ends ofthe conduits, are located in the exterior angles, k, and are adapted to form openings for the entrance and exit of thehoselines. The boxes K are formed similar to the ends of the intersecting or X- shaped conduit E. Their coversLare adapted to close in the opposite direction, in order to close the V-shaped openings or angles 7c.

The transversely-located conduit M consists preferably ol' three boxes, M, N, and O, the box M extending from one rail to the other, between the two. Its cover P is preferably hinged to the side ofthe box, though it might very convenient-ly be formed in two parts and hinged to the cap over the middle, as in the former construction. The smaller or supplement-ary boxes, N and O,are similar to boxes K, formerly described, but preferably have their covers hinged to the side.

The conduits are sufficiently large to receive several lines of hose, or they might be provided with a series of` pipes, to the ends of which hose might readily be attached in time of fire.

W'hen the Ircis on the opposite side of the street from the plug or hydrant R, the hose S is attached thereto and passes through the conduit M. Its cover P is immediately dropped, in order to leave an unimpeded passage for cars and other vehicles. The lids to the end boxes, K, N, and O, are left open while the hose is in use. Vhen afire is on an opposite corner, a line of hose is passed through the intersecting conduit E in the same manner as just described.

The conduits are such that they may be laid in the bed of a track with very little disturbance to the latter and none at all to the rails, and the covers may be provided with handles for convenience in opening them, and with locks, if desired. The covers preferably have the usual rough faces to prevent horses from slipping on them.

Itis evident that slight changes might be re sorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from thespirit :oo

and scope of my invention ,hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the particular construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a railway-track, of a sunken boxconduit extending transversely across the track beneath the rails, the said conduit being provided at points between and on the outside ofthe rails with covers adapted to be readily opened for the reception of the hose and closed for the passage of teams, substantially as set forth.

2. In a hose conduit for railways, an X- shaped box located between the rails in the square formed by the intersection of two rail'- Vway-tracks and adapted toy conduct the watersupply pipe beneath the surface of the trackbed, substantially as set forth.

3. In. a hose-conduit for railways, the combination, with an X-shaped box located diagonally in the square formed by theintersection of two railway-tracks, the said box having covers secured thereon, of a series of supplementary boxes also provided with covers and located withoutv the tracks and adjacent to the ends of the X-shaped box, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hoseconduit for railways, the coinbination, with an X-shaped box embedded diagonally within the square formed by-intersecting tracks, the box being provided with a centrally-located cap and covers hinged thereto, and adapted to loosely cover the box,of four supplementary boxes located without the track and in the angles opposite the ends of the X Y shaped box, the said boxes being also provided with covers, for the purpose substantially as described.v

In testimony whereof I have signed this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY GEISE.

Vitnesses:

PENNocx EDwARDs, IsRAEL W. DURHAM. 

